Child&#39;s auxiliary seat



May 14, 1957 R. Muolo CHILDS AUXILIARY SEAT Filed July 13, 1953 INVENTOR. P/CHA ,Q0 MMO/0 wel@ T'OP/VEYS CHHJDS AUXILIARY SEAT Richard Muoio, San Jose, Calif.

Application .luly 13, 1953, Serial No. 367,579

4 Claims. (Cl. 155-79) The present invention relates to a seat, and pertains more particularly to an auxiliary seat for use by children in a barbers or dentists chair.

In the past, various adaptations have been attempted for providing an auxiliary seat for use by children while having their hair cut and while having dental work performed. These adaptations include the placing of a board across the amrs of the chair, and the use of diierent types of auxiliary seats to elevate the child to a position where it is convenient for the barber to reach his head. `While some of these prior devices have been satisfactory in some respects, others have caused damage to the expensive upholstery of the barber chair and still others have been unsuitable from the childrens point of view in that they were not comfortable or did not adequately support the child.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved auxiliary seat for use by children when seated in a chair for the performing of professional services on the head ofthe child.

Another object is to provide an improved and simplified amiliary seat for a barber chair which will be easily adjustable to hold the child safely in position on the chair and will not damage the expensive leather upholstery usually provided on barber and other professional chairs.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings consisting of one sheet, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view in broken lines of a conventional barber chair with portions thereof omitted, au auxiliary childrens seat embodying the present invention being mounted thereon ready for use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view taken along line 2-2 of Fig. l.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises an auxiliary seat A having a supporting frame 1li and a folding seat portion 11 mounted on a pair of sliding tracks 12, 12 which are mounted on the supporting frame 1i). The frame 1G consists of a pair of upright members 13, 13 having their upper ends curved at 14, 14 to lit over the upholstered upper portion of the back 15' of the barber chair E. A pair of protecting sheath members 17, 17 which may be of leather or other suitable material are tted to receive the curved upper ends 14, 1e of the upright frame members 13, 13. Liner strip extensions 18, 13 of the inner sides of the sheaths 17, 17 extend the entire length of the upright frame members 13, 13 and are provided at their lower ends with secondary sheath members 19, 19 which encase the lower ends of the upright frame members 13, 13.

A pair of transversely extending cross bracing members 20 and 21 are riveted to the upright frame members 13, 13 to provide a rigid basic frame structure.

The seat support tracks 12, 12 are mounted on posts 22 and 23 secured to extend outwardly from the upright frame members 13, 13. A tubular seat mounting bushing 24 is telescopically mounted for sliding movement aired States Patent co-axially on each of the track members 12, 12. A seat support bracket 25 is secured to encircle the upper end of each seat mounting bushing 24 and is secured thereto by a screw 27. A U-shaped "seat support rod 2S with a right angle bend 29 in each side leg thereof has eyes 30, 30 formed in the ends thereof. The rod 2S is pivotally connected to the brackets 25, 25 by screws 31 which pass through the eyes 31B, 30 and through holes provided therefor in the brackets 25, 25.

A seat back portion 32 may be of molded plastic or formed sheet metal, and a pair of upper support tittings 33, V33 are secured to extend laterally one from each upper corner thereof. These fittings 33, 33 are fitted over the bushing 24, 24 and are secured thereto by screws 34, 34. A pair of lower back support fittings 35, 35 are secured to extend laterally from the lower corners of the back portion 32 and these lower fittings are also fitted over the bushings 24, 24.

A horizontal U-shaped lower seat support bracket 37 is welded to the lower end of the lower back support ttings 35, 35 and the legs of this U-shapcd bracket are provided with axially aligned circular openings 33 and 39. The upper opening 3S is fitted over the lower end of each seat Support bushing 24, while each lower opening 39 receives a track member 12 for slidable movement therein.

A tilting lock plate fr@ is provided with a tongue l1 which is inserted in a slotted opening S2 provided therefor in the vertical base portion of the U-frarne 43. The tilting plate at) has a hole 154 therein which loosely receives the track member 12.

A coil spring 45 is held in compression between the tilting lock plate 40 and the lower leg 47 of the U-shaped bracket 37 in a well-known manner to cause the marginal edges of the plate 41B on the opposite sides of the hole 44 to bind against the track member 12 when subjected to the tilting action of the spring 15 and the weight of the slidably supported seat assembly C and that of a child seated therein to secure the seat against downward displacement.

To free the slidable seat assembly C for vertical adjustment along the tracks 12, 12, the lower leg 47 of the U-shaped bracket 37 and the outer end of the tilting plate itl are gripped between the thumb and forenger to tilt the plate Aitl down to a position perpendicular to the axis of the track 12, whereupon the seat assembly C will be freed for sliding movement up or down along the track to a desired adjusted position.

A seat base member 50 is pivotally mounted on the U-shaped brackets 37, 37 by a pair of axially aligned bolts 51 which are inserted in registering holes provided therefor in the bracketsrS and in each depending side flange S2 of the base portion Sil. Each side flange 52 has a plurality of notches 53 near the forward end thereof selectively to receive the U-shaped seat support rod 23 therein. Two belt halves 54 and 55 are mounted one on each side the U-shaped slat supporting rod 28 and are secured together over the childs lap by a conventional buckle 57.

The device is easily mounted on or removed from the basic chair B and may be readily adjusted for height even with a child of average weight requiring such a device when seated therein. When not in use the pivotally mounted seat portion 5t) and its supporting rod 23 may be swung upwardly or downwardly as desired parallel with the upright frame members 13, 13 whereupon the seat A may be hung on a wall support or stored in a convenient cabinet where it will occupy only a small amount of storage space.

While the seat is particularly desirable and useful for barber chairs it also obviously would be suited for use 3 on other basic seat structures to raise a child to desired height therein.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood however,rthat various changes and modifications may be made in the details thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A childs auxiliary seat for mounting in an adult size seat having an upholstered back, comprising an upright supporting frame comprising a pair of upright members secured together for supported contact with the back of the adult size seat, the upper portion of each upright member being curved to hook over the top of the upholstered back of the adult size seat, transverse bracing means secured to extend between said upright members, a track member mounted on each upright member parallel thereto and spaced forwardly therefrom, a tubular bushing telescopically mounted for axial slidable movement on each track member, a back rest portion secured to extend transversely between said bushing members and spaced forwardly from the common plane of said upright frame members, a rectangularly bent U-shaped seat support rod pivotally connected to the upper end of each of said bushings, a seat base member pivotally mounted at a lower point of each of said bushings for pivotal movement from an inoperative position closely adjacent the common plane of said upright members to a forwardly extending, operative position substantially at right angles to such common plane, said seat base member having a pair of notches therein to receive the seat support rod to secure the seat in such operative position and a tiltable plate mounted to encircle a track member and having one edge thereof loosely gripped by the bushing thereon to secure the bushings and the seat structure mounted thereon in selected vertically adjusted position on said tracks.

2. A childs auxiliary seat for mounting in an adult size seat having an upholstered back, comprising an upright supporting frame, having a portion thereof formed to engage the forward face of the upholstered back of the adult size seat, support means on the upper end of said frame curved to hook over the top of such upholstered seat back, an upright track member mounted on each side of said frame in forwardly spaced relation thereto, a seat support member of substantial length slidably mounted for guided movement on each of said track members, latch means mounted to secure said slidable members in adjusted position lengthwise of said tracks, a back rest secured to extend transversely between said seat supports and spaced forwardly from said upright frame, a seat base member pivotally mounted on the lower end portions of said seat support members for pivotal movement from a raised inoperative position parallel to and closely adjacent said back rest to a lowered,

forwardly extending, operative position substantially at right angles to said back rest, and means interengaging the seat base member and the seat support members to support the seat in its operative position.

3. A childs auxiliary seat for mounting in an adult size seat having an upholstered back, comprising a supporting frame comprising of a pair of side members secured toegther for support by the back of the adult size seat, the upper end portion of each upright member being curved to hook over the top of the upholstered back of the adult size seat, a protective sheath fitted over both ends of each upright member, a band interconnecting the sheaths of each side member to secure them against withdrawal, a track member mounted in forwardly spaced relation on each frame side member, a tubular bushing mounted for slidable movement lengthwise on each of said track members, a back rest portion secured to extend transversely between said bushing members and spaced forwardly from said side frame members, a seat support member pivotally mounted at an upper portion of each of said bushings, a seat base member pivotally mounted at a lower portion of each of said bushings for pivotal movement from an inoperative position closely adjacent said side frame members to a forwardly extending, operative position substantially at right angles to its inoperative position, said seat base member being notched to engage the seat support member to retain the seat in operative position, and latch means mounted to secure the bushings and the seat structure mounted thereon in selected vertically adjusted position on said tracks.

4. A childs auxiliary seat for mounting in an adult size seat having an upholstered back, comprising a generally planiform upright supporting frame for supported contact with the upholstered back of the adult size seat, hook means on the upper end of said frame to hook over the top of the upholstered back of the adult size seat, an upright track member mounted on each side of the supporting frame and spaced forwardly therefrom, bushing means mounted for axial slidable movement on each track member, upper and lower portions of each bushing means being spaced axially apart a substantial distance on its track member, a back rest secured to extend transversely between upper and lower portions of said bushing means and spaced forwardly from the plane of said upright frame, a U-shaped seat support member pivotally connected to an upper point of each bushing7 means, a seat base member pivotally mounted at its rear end to a lower point of each bushing means for pivotal movement from an inoperative position closely adjacent the back rest, to a forwardly extending, operative position substantially at right angles to the back rest, said seat base member having a pair of notches therein to receive the seat support member to secure the seat in such operative position, and tiltable plate means mounted to encircle a track membery and having one edge thereof loosely gripped by said bushing means thereon to secure the bushing means and the seat structure mounted thereon in selected, vertically adjusted position on said tracks.

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